
Finance and IT Forge A Stronger Bond
‘Technology is playing a bigger role but adopting a new tool just because it’s shiny or trending rarely works out,’ says Visual Lease CFO Katie Eskandarian.

‘Technology is playing a bigger role but adopting a new tool just because it’s shiny or trending rarely works out,’ says Visual Lease CFO Katie Eskandarian.

“Handing over finance to machines too quickly comes with a cost a finance leader can’t always see right away,” says Siqi Chen of Runway Financial.

“If an action doesn’t drive value, delegate or defer it,” recommends VCFO’s Dustin WIlliamson to CFOs whose plates are overfull.

‘I’m a firm believer that I work for my employees, not the other way around. In a perfect world, my job is simply to stay ahead of them and remove the obstacles they point out.’

Aleksandra Szuszkiewicz of Live Nite Events orchestrates sophisticated financial frameworks for high-risk, capital-intensive entertainment ventures.

Competitive advantage no longer hinges on the largest tech budgets, but on how well financial strategy and digital capabilities align.